Carrying forward an idea to categorize advanced targeted attackers proposed by Eric Ahlm here at Gartner, I am proposing the following profiles and “levels” of attacker. Feel free to comment or propose other ways to portray this information. If you are interested in defending against or detecting advanced targeted attacks, see my research titled “Best Practices for Mitigating Advanced Persistent Threats”.

Level 3

Level 4

Lawrence Pingree
Research Director6+ years with Gartner 19 years industry experience

Lawrence Pingree is a Research Director in Gartner's Security Technology and Service provider group. His responsibilities include providing critical insights to both end users and technology providers. He closely tracks the information security markets, technologies, technology and adoption trends, and competitive market dynamics.… Read Full Bio

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